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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1973
Page
1
On July 30 and 31 Moulton High School Principal R L Orsak attended the local TSTA Presidents Conference at the Joe C Thompson Conference Center Villa Capri Motel San Antonio. He was accompanied by his wife Mrs Orsak.
Camp Lejeune NC July 30 Marine Lance Corporal Buddy Herrera son of Mr and Mrs John Herrera of 8 Badger St Gonzales Texas returned from a Mediterranean cruise while serving with Battalion Landing Team First Battalion Sixth Marines The landing team participated in various exercises including a NATO Dawn Patrol.
Mrs L J Novak of Moulton fell and broke her left arm and left hip while at Columbus Hospital on Monday July 30. She underwent surgery the next day and was awaiting eye surgery in room 106 A.
Two youths aged 16 from Cistern and 17 from Flatonia were charged with minor in possession at the Vi Wil Hall on Sunday night. Deputy Frankie Kupka arrested them and they appeared before Justice George Mayer on Monday morning, paying fines of 20 dollars each.
The C Y O will meet Thursday August 9 at 6 30 p m at the Catholic gymnasium.
Otto Steinhauser installed officers at the Moulton American Legion monthly meeting on August 1. Rudie Braeuer became Commander, with Willie Bartos as First Vice Commander and Jake Tousek Jr. as Second Vice Commander. Other posts filled included Larry Seifert Finance Officer, Jimmy Koneaba Publicity Officer, Julius Gertner Sgt at Arms, Jimmy Luksovsky Post Service Officer, Louis Fishbeck Chaplain, and Alvin Kocian Adjutant. Planned events included the August 26 picnic and a new Ladies Lounge. a social hour followed.
The notice offers swimming lessons in Sulphur Arkansas during the week of August 13. Instructor Billy Branyon is listed with a contact method and a partial age reference.
The 352D Engineer Company Army Reserve unit from Yoakum sent 106 men to two detachments for two weeks of annual active duty. Detachments trained at Camp Bullis near San Antonio and Fort Hood, building base housing foundations, a parking lot, and a helicopter landing pad. They won first in volleyball and second in baseball while thanking local employers for support.
The Lavaca County Outreach Parents held its third meeting on July 11 1973 in Hallettsville. Attendees included parents staff and Travis State School personnel who explored approaches for working with mentally retarded youngsters and discussed medication questions with Lou Young TSS assistant director of staff development. Residents were invited to share suggestions by contacting Barbara Grindeland at 798 5120.
Mrs. Kimiko Kanamori and her daughter Yoko, with Miss Yoshimi Sugi from Nagoya, Japan, arrived in Moulton to visit Mr. and Mrs. Louis Targac for several days and later stayed with Rud and James Jahn in Yoakum over the weekend. They had spent a month in Lawrence, Kansas with Samuel Jahn and toured Eisenhower Center Abilene, Colorado Springs, Taos, Santa Fe, Carlsbad, and other sites before leaving Moulton Monday morning.
Carol J Lockstedt formerly of Moulton is named general manager of Rockwell International Flow Control Division plant in Barberton Ohio effective July 1 1973 succeeding T Rex Casper who resigned. He has a long Rockwell career including Houston Raleigh Sulphur Springs Pris dorf West Germany and Sulphur Springs again. He is married to Genevieve Machalec and has six children.
Mrs Henry Fisbeck spent months in San Antonio with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Anton Stach. She returned to her hometown of Moulton on Sunday and is making her home with Mrs Louis Kehrenkamp. She attended the Fisbeck reunion at the WEW Hall on Sunday.
The Junior American Legion Auxiliary will hold a bake sale at the bank corner beginning at 9 a m on Saturday August 11 1973. Proceeds support auxiliary activities.
The KJZT Juniors of Houlton visited Astroworld in Houston on July 25 for a day at the 65 acre family entertainment center. Mrs Jimmy Holub led a group of 11 with several mothers and children identified in the photo, including Sherri Dornak Roberta Mot al Amy Holub Suzette Mot al and Jeanene Holub.
Jim Ervin 89 lifelong Moulton resident died at Stevens Nursing Home Hallettsville He had been bedridden since 1970 He will lie in state at Kelly Funeral Home Waelder then be moved to St Paul AME Church Moulton for services at 2 00 p m Interment at St James Cemetery Gonzales County
Funeral services were held for Adolph F Bratrich of San Antonio on August 6 at St Joseph Catholic Church in Moulton. Interment followed at St Joseph Catholic Cemetery. He died August 3 at 8 10 am in the V A Hospital in Waco at age 70. Survivors include his wife, a San Antonio resident, a step mother, step daughter, a brother in Comfort, a sister in San Antonio, a half sister in San Antonio and a step sister in Comfort. Pallbearers were Bill Engler, Anton Raab, Rud Wenske, Ad Haas, Emil Jalufka and Charlie Richter.
Yoakum Fourth Degree Assembly Knights of Columbus installed officers at St. Josephs Gym on July 15 with David Brager leading the ceremony. New officers include Al Gabrelcik Navigator Emil Muska Pilot Mitchel Harbus Comptroller Joe Brown Admiral Alex Hinch and sentinels Joe Abernathy Emil Swab. San Antonio knights assisted and the assembly spans Yoakum Shiner Hallettsville Moulton Cuero and Yorktown councils.
The Moulton Eagle will trim social items and compress columns to fit their newsprint allotment as newsprint prices rise. Weddings older than six weeks will have outlines under photos. other items will be reduced. Regulation effective Sept 1 1973.
Sheriff and deputies report daily patrols from July 29 to August 4 1973 in Colorado County Texas. incidents include prowler reports at 90A east Hallettsville prisoner handling wagon fires signs knocked down at FM 957 fights at taverns and dances investigations of DWIs stolen vehicles drag racing and a calf shooting with hospitals and rest homes involved. authorities also attend picnics and perform searches on Navidad River fishing and court duties.
Funeral services for Wm. A. Findeisen of Moulton were held at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. Julius Holm officiating. Burial was in Moulton City Cemetery under the Masonic Lodge. He died July 26 at Citizens Memorial Hospital Victoria at age 74. Born June 24, 1899, he married Adela Jaroszewski in 1923. they farmed in Nickel Oak Grove and on the Lavaca River before moving to Moulton in 1946.
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